The thrones and palaces of Babylon and Ninevah from sea to sea; a thousand miles on horseback .. . of the compass. Their move-ment was exceedingly violent, and their motion a tumult-uous leap. Armed with rifles, we shot two of one herd—one was shot through the hind-quarters, and sunk downat once; the other was shot through the shoulder, andturned a somersault. The latter rose and ran for a pondof water, on the margin of which he defiantly stood fora few seconds, and then gradually sunk down. A boatwas sent ashore to secure the game; but as our men ap-proached the latter, he rose and offered ba
The thrones and palaces of Babylon and Ninevah from sea to sea; a thousand miles on horseback .. . of the compass. Their move-ment was exceedingly violent, and their motion a tumult-uous leap. Armed with rifles, we shot two of one herd—one was shot through the hind-quarters, and sunk downat once; the other was shot through the shoulder, andturned a somersault. The latter rose and ran for a pondof water, on the margin of which he defiantly stood fora few seconds, and then gradually sunk down. A boatwas sent ashore to secure the game; but as our men ap-proached the latter, he rose and offered battle, for a * Joel ii., 3. BABYLON AND NINEVEH. 73 wounded boar is a desperate antagonist, and will fightto the deatb. But another shot ended his career, andboth were brought on board the. steamer. They w^ereenormous creatures; in form like our swine, but larger,stronger, and with coarser bristles of an iron gray. Thehead of each was elongated, the snout was pointed, thetusks were large, and were a deadly weapon : The boarout of the wood doth waste it.^ That night we had (,1,/ \ \ - J III /. WILD BOAR OF THE TIGRIS. boar flesh for dinner, and the roasted spare-ribs wereexcellent, though the odor was a little strong. As myshare of the spoils of the hunt, I claimed the jaws withtheir enormous tusks, to illustrate the above Psalm, andto adorn my cabinet of Oriental curiosities. As we advanced, there w^as on either side a boundlessview over rich prairie-lands, whereon were numberless * Psalm Ixxxviii., 13. 74 THRONES AND PALACES OF flocks of sheep, and goats, and black buftaloes, and manyreed tents, the dwelling-place of the shepherds. This isone of the richest sections of all the East, abounding inwild and domestic animals, and in a variety of , ducks, geese, snipes, pigeons, bitterns, and birdsof the ortolan species, were seen in abundance, whilea sight of the flying-fox, of gazelles, of boars, tigers, andlions, was a common occurrence. Not far from the Tomb of Ezra
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